You can make a real time fund transfer for a flat service that cost RM 10 to more than 200 countries. However you can send money for FREE /waived from 4 November till 31 December 2014.

You can send to any overseas issued Visa cards worldwide. However, M2U Visa Direct is not available to Visa cards issued in only 8 countries i.e.

Colombia

Cuba

Iran

Israel

USA

Sudan

Syria

Venezuela.

Too bad USA is on the list, since a lot of Malaysian students are studying there. As for businessman you can always find other alternatives such as Singapore to buy your product. As nowadays, regional agent will take care all enquiries from ASEAN countries.

2) Declaration and Terms and Conditions. This is Bank Negara Foreign Exchange Administration Rules, so you have to declare either you are Resident with or without Domestic borrowing. Click Agree to Terms and Conditions then click Accept.

3) Next step, you have to declare purpose of transferring the money abroad. Such as

i) Transferring to a Resident for Investment Abroad

ii) Transferring to Non Resident for Investment Abroad

iii) Education

iv) Empoyment

v) Payment to Immediate family members

4) Key in recipient’s Visa Card number and name and click continue

5) On this next screen, please key in amount in USD or Malaysian Ringgit that you want to transfer. Bare in mind there is a transfer limit.

6) Request for TAC and key in your TAC code and click confirm and you are good to go.

* Notice that the Exchange Rate that bank charge is quite high 3.5397 as ringgit value is falling.

** Also you can see the Fast Fund Status on the screen.

Fast Fund – within 30 minutes

Non fast fund – within 2 working days

M2U Visa Direct Features

M2U Visa Direct Service is 24 hours x 7 days except during Maybank2u maintenance hours. Just make sure you have enough money in your Maybank account.

You can almost make a transfer on a real time directly to overseas Visa debit, credit and prepaid card accounts to more than 200 countries. The beneficiary has the option to use the funds directly at participating Visa merchants or cashing it out. No “hidden cost ” to beneficiary to receive the money.

My 2 cents

M2U is convenient and cheap way to send money to overseas. You don’t have to go to the bank to fill in forms and wait for your number like Telegraphic Transfer or Western Union.

However, due to the currency rate for Ringgit is worsening right now maybe its not the best time to send your money abroad.